Date 20 February (Monday) 2012-02-20
Time: 12:30-1:30 PM
Place: Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n
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Speakers: Uchita de Zoysa (Center for Environment and Development)
Felix Dodds (Stakeholder Forum)
Paul Quintos (IBON International)
Alexander Juras (UNEP)
Chantal Lane Carpentier (UNDESA)<\/p>\n
During the 12th Special Session of the Governing Council\/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC\/GMEF) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will be held from 20 to 22 February 2012 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n
The People’s Sustainability Treaties have emerged to provide a common platform for voices from civil society to be collectively expressed at Rio+20. The objective is to assist civil society actors to get organized to generate a collective vision representative of the global people’s aspirations and wellbeing, to create an open and common platform to voice these visions, to agree on a pathway of sustainable futures, and to create collective civil agreements on a way forward through principled action.<\/p>\n
Through joint stakeholder efforts the treaties calls for the realization of an alternative content outcome at UNCSD2012. The rationale of this complimentary civil society engagement is to produce ‘Treaties’, a ‘Declaration’ and an ‘Action Plan, which are to represent and demonstrate the collective visions of the global people and help advance a Global Movement forging sustainable futures for all.<\/p>\n
CSOs worldwide are invited to initiate and facilitate treaties on topics considered necessary to be addressed at Rio+20 and beyond. Non-profit and non governmental CSOs are invited to participate as full partners in formulating a treaty. Individuals from any walk of life can participate as contributers, while any person or institution can commit to a treaty.<\/p>\n
A treaty on any relevant theme can be convened and facilitated by a joint alliance represented by minimum one organization from the South and North, respectively. Facilitating organizations are expected to organize an outreach programme to create an open-ended treaty circle, online discussions, public hearings and treaty dialogues during Rio + 20..<\/p>\n
For a complete overview of Peoples’ Sustainability Treaties read UNEP’s report here<\/a> For more visit: http:\/\/sustainabilitytreaties.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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